First up, in Asia,
Three people were killed as a light plane crashed in Japan, setting fire to several houses.
In Afghanistan, more than 100 police have surrendered to the Taliban after the militants captured their base.
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Turning to Oceania,
The first Australian to return home after allegedly joining Islamic State in Syria has been charged with terrorism offences.
Staying in the country,the accused weapons supplier for the Melbourne Anzac Day Terror plot Mehran Azanum has pleaded guilty..
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Moving on to Africa,
A girl aged about 10 has carried out a suicide bombing in Nigeria, killing at least 16 people.
In Cameroon, at least 19 people were killed in a suicide bombing, just three days after suspected Boko Haram twin bombings.
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And in the Middle East,
Shelling has been reported in southern Yemen just as a humanitarian truce came into force.
Protesters have closed the highway linking Beirut to southern Lebanon over the country's trash crisis.
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Looking to Latin America,
Colombia's President has suspended air strikes against camps belonging to Farc rebels, in a fresh bid to deescalate the conflict.
In Brazil, prosecutors have presented kickback and bribery charges against the CEO of Latin America's largest engineering firm.
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And in Europe,
More than 100,000 people have signed a petition against the closure of a beach on the French Riviera to allow Saudi King Salman to holiday in private.
Staying in the country, French police has opened fire on a car that tried to break though a security barrier for the Tour de France.
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And finally in North America,
US President Barack Obama is in Ethiopia for the second leg of his African tour as the first serving US leader to visit the country.
In Mexico, the search for 43 missing college students has turned up at least 60 clandestine graves and 129 bodies over the last 10 months.
(Lin Shaowen) That's the global headlines survey.